"AMD was likely losing ground in the $200 segment and because
of that felt the need to get a reply out sooner than its original
schedule had intended. That is good news for gamers: now we have
better, lower cost options from AMD and also a forced hand from NVIDIA
that caused a price drop on the GTX 460 lineup. If I was given a $220
budget today and asked to pick between the AMD or NVIDIA options, I
would probably lean towards the AMD HD 6870 if only for the triple
monitor support; other users might value the ability to run some sort
of 3D Vision gaming and PhysX titles better on the NVIDIA cards. It
is a cop-out, but all of these cards are good options."